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Generic Drug Pricing and Procurement: A Policy for Alberta

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  • Aidan Hollis

    (Department of Economics and Institute for Advanced Policy Research, University of Calgary)

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Canadians pay very high prices for generic drugs compared to international norms. The reason is not inefficient or uncompetitive generic drug companies, but provincial government pricing and insurance policies that are distorting the market. This paper by Professor Aidan Hollis, an expert in the economics of pharmaceutical markets, evaluates provincial government policies regarding generic drugs and proposes a new approach which could save governments and private insurers tens of millions of dollars a year.

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  • Aidan Hollis, 2009. "Generic Drug Pricing and Procurement: A Policy for Alberta," SPP Research Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 2(1), February.
    • Handle: RePEc:clh:resear:v:2:y:2009:i:1
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    1. Paul Grootendorst, 2009. "Patents, Public-Private Partnerships or Prizes – How should we support pharmaceutical innovation?," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 250, McMaster University.
    2. Paul Grootendorst, 2009. "How should we support pharmaceutical innovation?," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 246, McMaster University.

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